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Your Jubilee Street Party is the perfect time to revive the good old fashioned party games – not only will it keep the children occupied, but we suspect the adults will have a whole lot of nostalgic fun too!

It's been a long time coming, but the timing couldn't be better. Having spent weeks cooped up indoors sheltering from the rain (drought, what drought??) the weathermen have promised that summer is finally here... and I'm holding them to it!

More school holidays?! What can we do apart from pray the rain stops and the Jubilee celebrations will take care of at least some of the entertainment? Fortunately Croydon can provide plenty of alternatives to keep the youngsters occupied this half term

No one feels great in a cheap suit!

If you are preparing for the effect of the Olympics at work, it is easy to focus on homeworking and travel arrangements. But what about the people who are working?

A lot of business owners do a lot of things - but as with most things in life the truth is..."It ain't what you do... it's the way that you do it!"

Any business person will know that in these challenging times you cannot afford to take your eye off the ball for a moment – in fact you absolutely have to pick it up and run with it. Enough of the ball metaphors; the point is, get networking.

Between April 23rd and November 30th 2012, Croydon Council will be collecting green waste from local households to compost down into soil conditioner.